The Kyoto 250 is an oval racing event that is run every year. It is based on the stock car racing seen in NASCAR, using the XRT on the Kyoto Oval. It is 250 miles long, shorter than the Kyoto 500, but an appropriate distance for these slower cars.

The 2010 3rd Annual Kyoto 250

The 3rd Annual (2010) Kyoto 250 is scheduled to take place on 20th March 2010, with the Green Flag to be shown at 16:10 UTC  Qualifying will take place the Sunday prior, the 14th starting from 15:00 UTC.

Signups opened on January 4th, and will remain open until 13 March 2010 at 15:00 UTC.

See the current version of the Kyoto 250 2010 rules.

The 2009 2nd Annual Kyoto 250

The 2nd Annual (2009) Kyoto 250 took place on the 7th March 2009, with the Green Flag shown at 16:15 GMT. Karolis Kliaudaitis started from pole position, with Phil Diaz and Nolan Scott starting from 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Phil Diaz took the race win, after 135 laps of racing. Team mate Nolan Scott finished in 2nd, with Ben Keough coming home in 3rd position. More details, including a full race report, will be available soon.